Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan deflated the Chennai Super Kings bowlers as the Delhi Capitals chased down 189 runs in their first game of the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The duo stitched a 138-run opening stand off just 81 balls to take the game away from the men in yellow.
Owing to Suresh Raina’s fifty on a comeback in the IPL after a one-year break and a 15-ball 34-run cameo by all-rounder Sam Curran, Chennai scored a competitive total on the Wankhede pitch, which kept on getting better as the dew came on, of 188 runs.
CSK didn’t have a great start as they lost both their openers inside three overs after which Raina and Moeen Ali did the rebuilding job. After Moeen Ali got out to Ravichandran Ashwin, Raina and Ambati Rayudu counter-attacked and forged a 63-run partnership in just 32 balls.
Even though CSK lost three wickets quickly after that, a Sam Curran cameo saved the day for the men in yellow to help them finish on 188. However, little…